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Tmall Luxury Pavilion, Alibaba Group’s dedicated site for high-end brands, on Monday unveiled a redesigned app which features a new “Maison” store format that enhances the brand experience for luxury shoppers.

BP has recently signed its first new to industry site with The Kay Group at the new Rockingham Service Station. The Kay Group will be working with Spar, Greggs, WHSmith and Costa Drive Thru at this exciting new location at

The most politically uncertain Christmas and New Year break for decades lies before us, so as we raise a glass to the end of 2018, it’s worth looking at how our drinks lists be affected in the coming year.
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Casual dining at St James Dover is getting a boost with the addition of two new independent restaurants that are both opening in Dover for the first time. American-inspired kitchen and bar, Hancock’s, and dessert parlour, Kaspa’s, will add further

Creating an in-store experience
As online purchases have taken the world by storm, brick-and-mortar businesses have realised that they need to really step up to get customers to visit their stores in person. This seems

The connected car becomes a shopping platform
The amount of technology built into modern cars is staggering. And, if your car is connected to your smart phone, it already knows a lot about you, your habits and preferences. Equipped with this

The Conran Shop, the leading lifestyle retailer founded by Sir Terence Conran in 1973, is delighted to partner with retailer Lotte Shopping, the biggest retailer in Korea, and open its first Korean store in late 2019. The new shop will

The Entertainer, the fastest-growing, family-owned high street toy retailer in the UK, has confirmed the acquisition of Poly, a chain of 57 toy shops in Spain. Poly stores sell a range of toys and games and operate in shopping centres and

ICON Outlet at The O2, the 210,000sq ft premium urban outlet developed by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, has announced the latest brands to join the line up in time for Christmas. Since launching in October, 12 new

A new study from the Capgemini Research Institute has dispelled some of the mystique around AI’s value to retail businesses and revealed a path to tangible growth opportunities. Capgemini calculates a $300 billion+ opportunity for those retail companies that

Buying lingerie is a really personal experience, and one which many
women now choose to do online. Imagine being able to actually chat to
and see the people who are helping you buy your perfect bra, from the
comfort of your own home.

Traditionally, many stores have used an assortment of tags and labels on a diverse range of merchandise, most of which were designed for an entirely different set of products. As a result, many apparel retailers have recognised that in some

Work to deliver such a large quantity of Christmas trees started back in April with final orders completed by early November. From the moment the tree is cut, to when it is delivered, takes no longer than seven days and

Watch out America – BinaryBots, the Leeds-based robotics toy company, is ready to attack the US market thanks to a deal with one of the biggest distribution companies in the US. The deal with Alliance Entertainment has led to BinaryBots’ products

Family owned food and drink retailer Booths has partnered with Dobbie Garden Centres to supply a range of over 50 popular Booths brand products. Dobbies is one of the largest garden centre retailers in the UK, with over 40 Stores

Launched in France in 2018, Foodvisor is an innovative nutrition application that helps people eat better thanks to A.I. From the simple picture of your plate, the app provides a nutritional report, as well as personalized advice from RD nutritionists.